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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial ended

On May 26, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended, with the Senate falling one vote short of reaching the two-thirds majority required for impeachment.



Learn more about the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson from contemporary issues of Harper's Weekly.



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